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UNITED Y STATES PHILANDEE ANnEEsON, OE EAsfI.` AVON, NEW YOEK, AssIGNOE To? IIIM- PATENT OFFICE.

SELF AND P. K. BRONSON, OF SAME PLACE.

CHAIN FOR WATER-ELEVTORS. l

Specification forming part of LcttersrPatent No. 47,595, dated May 2, 1865.

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, PHILANDEE ANDERY SON, of Avon, in the county of Livingston and State of New York, have invented certain Improvements in the Construction of Chains for WaterElevators and for other Purposes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accom panying drawings, making part of this speciication, in which- Figure l is a plan of my invention. Fig. 2 is a section taken in the plane indicated by the red line in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan of the coupling-link B detached, and showing the coupling-lips D and E Open, as they are cast.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

To enable others to work my invention, I

will describe it in detail.

Every alternate link, A, in the chain is a pirallelogram, its section being round, Oval,

`o: hat, as may be desired, and every other one, B, may be the same shape, but is provided at each end with curved lips or clasps D and E, which are cast partially open, as indicated by the dotted lilies J in Fig. ,2, by setting a core in the molds to forni the circle to receive the links A. Fig. 3 shows this link as it comes from the foundry, its clasps D and E being open; but as they are made malleable their open edge is readily made to impinge upon the shoulders G when closing up the chain, as seen in Figs. l and 2.

The chain is connected tothe rope of the windlass by means of the swivel O, the head F of which is also cast with a core of proper shape to produce a round edge, as seen at -i in Fig. 2. rlhis prevents the swivel from cutting the rope oli', which defect has been so troublesome heretofore. 'lhe link B may be made with but one clasp, the other end being plain, and in this case the links forming the chain would all be the same.

What l claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

.As an improved article ot' manufacture, the malleable-iron square or flat link chain, the links and swivel being constructed and connected in the manner shown, and for the purposes specified.

PHILANDER ANDERSON.

VVitnesseS:

H. B. LEWIS,

N. T. LEONARD, JONATHAN BAKER. 

